High 5: Five Playlists You Need To Hear This Week

January 11 2017 by Trey Zenker

High 5: Five Playlists You Need To Hear This Week

January 11 2017 by Trey Zenker

TIDAL’s music editors are continuously at work crafting new playlists for different themes, genres, moods and occasions, as well as offering you a continuous flow of guest curated and exclusive artist playlists. To help guide you through the constant flow of great new content, we highlight five of our favorites right here. This is the TIDAL High 5.

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The Man Who Fell To Earth

Over the course of David Bowie’s 50+ year music career — not even mentioning his many other courtings in art, film and fashion — the British icon continually shape-shifted to become one of the most pioneering and influential artists of his time.

He’s had various peaks in creativity and popularity, but he never stopped his perpetual evolution — from pop singer to alien from Mars, slim cabaret man, art rocker, new wave chartbuster, electro enthusiast and far beyond — incessantly innovating his sound with the same rapid pace that he reinvented his outer appearance and stage persona. Just over a year ago, on his 69th birthday, David Bowie released his stunning 25th studio album, Blackstar, marking an exciting new venture into jazz impressionism.

Unfortunately, as we all well know, Bowie passed away two days later, following a private 18-month battle with cancer. In honor of his transcendent cultural contributions, we’ve compiled a collection of some of our favorite tracks from his incredible career. While no clean lines could contain his amorphous genius, we hope it serves as an introduction to his remarkable legacy.

With 2016 finally in the rear-view mirror, we’re gearing up for another wonderful year of new music. Here is a handful of officially-released tasters from some of the many anticipated albums of 2017.

Among some of the many albums we’re looking forward to this year includes contributions from the likes of Major Lazer, Big Sean, The xx, Charlie XCX, Katy Perry, Ryan Adams, The Shins, Dirty Projectors, Elbow, Wale, The Flaming Lips, Maroon 5 and many more.

While 2016 is no doubt a tough year to follow given all the of the incredible music that came out, we’re confident that there’s a helluva lot to get excited about in the coming year.

Rising Artists to Watch in 2017

Though predicting the future can be mighty hard, we do the best we can here at TIDAL Rising to identify those hot on the scene up-and-comers you need to know about.

With the new year just days away, we’ve worked hard to highlight just a few artists we believe will make waves in 2017. While we hardly have all the answers as to what the year has in store, these initial selections have us confident that 2017 is bound to be a great one.

Be sure to look out for our weekly TIDAL Rising picks on Wednesdays, which is starting up again next week!

Ed Sheeran is Back

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has been a global sensation for some time now. Following five independently released EPs, Sheeran made his breakthrough with 2011′s star-making +, a hit record that featured the singles “The A Team,” “You Don’t Need Me, I Don’t Need You,” and “Lego House.”

Since then, the red-headed icon’s work has become all but synonymous with mainstream success as further evidenced by 2014′s x, his follow-up sophomore smash that would ultimately peak at number one in 15 countries.

With his third full-length to date, ÷, set for release in early 2017, you’ll want to tune in to this playlist, featuring some of the young pop star’s best work thus far, including his brand new singles “Shape of You” and “Castle on the Hill.”

Taking place in Indio, California over the weekends of April 14-16 and April 21-23, the 2017 edition of Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival features the usual news-making lineup, led by headliners Beyoncé, Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar.